Go After What You Want to Achieve With Gusto

Go After What You Want to Achieve With Gusto

“One of the saddest lines in the world is, ‘Oh come now –

 be realistic.’ The best parts of this world were not

fashioned by those who were realistic. They

were fashioned by those who dared to

look hard at wishes and gave

them horses to ride.”

Richard Nelson Bolles, author

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Go after what you want to achieve with the gusto

Don’t sit and wait for success to drop into your lap. No surprise here it won’t. If you want success bad enough . . . . you have to go for it with gusto to create it.

Choose to push your envelope . . . . step out of your comfort zone . . . . and pursue your goals and dreams with gusto.

Don’t settle for the status quo . . . . as the status quo becomes a dead end street that moves your career in the wrong direction.  It also greatly reduces the likely hood of achieving your goals and dreams. The status quo may seem like it’s a safe zone at the time but in reality the status quo . . . .  becomes the silent killers of careers.

To step forward in your career with a purpose you have to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone . . . . and to stretch your limits to new heights.

Success doesn't come to you . . . . the success that you want has to be worked for.

When you want to achieve your goals and dreams you have to be willing to go after them with gusto . . . .  to stretch yourself . . . . and do what others can’t or won’t do.

Think and step out of the box of your comfort zone . . . . look for a creative direction and solutions.

Once you have a direction  . . . . go after what you want to achieve with gusto . . . .

©2015 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Make the Decision to Win

Make the Decision to Win

“It’s is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run,

impossible to win the victory unless you choose to battle.”

Richard M. DeVos, Founder of Amway

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Make the decision to win

Make the decision to win . . . . and make the commitment to take control of the process to make it happen. To win you have to activity get involved with your success journey . . . . and continue to move yourself in the right direction to the across the finish line.

Step out of your comfort zone . . . . and stretch yourself into the success zone creates the environment to be a winner and succeed.

In the success zone you open your minds to new concepts . . . . and to sharpening your existent skills that will take you to the next level on your success . . . . and to move you forward. You have to commit yourself to developing the skills that are necessary to win . . . . in any business climate to move you into the success zone.

In the success zone you have take massive actions . . .  to use all your resources that can amass to drive you across of the finish line to greater success. You will also have to remain focused on your objectives and not get side tracked by obstacles or distractions you encounter on your success journey.

Make the decision to win. Get in the game by participating . . . .and giving a 100% effort. When it comes right down to it, you decide if we are going to win . . . . and what level of success that you will achieve.

When you make the choice . . . . Make the decision to win. 

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

You Play to Win

You Play to Win

“Each player must accept the cards that life deals him

or her. But once in hand one must decide how to

 play the cards in order to win the game.”

Voltaire 1694 – 1778, French Writer, Historian

and Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Play to win

You have the cards of life in your hands . . . . now what do you do?

You play to win.

Some people go through life trying not to lose . . . . and they will not play the cards of life that they were dealt. Rather then risking the cards they have they just don’t use them . . . . or play them. They go through life defensively . . . . and won’t mount an offence to push forward, to success or to win.

They’re in their comfort zone . . . . and in their safety of not trying.

There is another group of people that don’t know where their cards are . . . . and will stand on the sidelines without ever engaging or becoming part of the game. They will continually lose ground . . . . and will fall so far behind they won’t even be in the game.  

There is a small and very effective group of people that are the winner in life. They play the cards that they were dealt without complaining about the cards.

You where dealt a hand of cards . . . . you didn’t ask for them but now they’re your cards . . . . and you own them. The choice is now yours on what you do with the cards you have. You can complain about the cards which will take you eye off your objectives . . . . or you can play the cards to win.

What you do is your choice . . . .

Make the best uses of the cards you have . . . . and take the cards that you were dealt . . . . and play them to win.

To play to win is in the choice of your attitude. If you can’t change your cards, change the way you look at your cards . . . . and change the way you play the cards. But also play to win.  

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Your Actions Will Speak for You

Your Actions Will Speak for You

“A superior man acts before he speaks, and afterward

speaks according to his actions.”

Confucius 551 BC - 479 BC, Chinese Teacher, Editor,

Politician and Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Your actions will speak for your

For every action that you take, there will be an equal reaction . . . . and an element of risk.

The cost of success comes in your willingness to take action . . . . To invest your time . . . . your resources . . . . your energy . . . . and take a calculated risk in order to succeed.

Have the courage of your convictions . . . . and take the actions that will move you closer to achieving your goals.

Conversely remaining in your comfort zone that result in inaction has greater risks with a higher probability of creating a massive failure then taking a calculated risk through your actions.

The cost of success is in your planning . . . . taking action . . . . and accepting the possibility of a calculated risk.

Your actions will speak for you . . . . let it be one that your customers speak for you.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Trainer, Speaker and Author

When You Believe It’s Possible

When You Believe It’s Possible

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible

is to go beyond them in to the impossible.”

Arthur C. Clark, Author, Futurist  

As I see it . . . . . . .

When you believe it’s possible  

Breakthroughs don’t occur in the status quo. Breakthroughs take place when you stretch yourself beyond what’s possible . . . . and stretch yourself into what others consider as being impossible.

Doing what you do . . . . and doing it in the same way that you have also been doing it, will get you at best no more then what you’re been getting. In many cases what you are doing has reached its limit . . . . and will experience demising returns on your investment of time and efforts.

One of the biggest deterrence to stretching your limits is the fear of moving out of your comfort zone of doing what’s comfortable and familiar.

Doing the impossible is really removing the fear of the uncertainly of doing something new . . . .  and stepping outside of your comfort zone to do it. 

When you look around you there are so many businesses and business models that have failed because they did not step outside of their comfort zone . . . . and stretch the limits to achieve greater success.

A good example of a failing business model is the post office. The business model has been failing for years and losing money. Instead of reinventing themselves they have been putting band aids on their business model.

Look at FedEx a furnishing business model. FedEx has taken the overnight movement of packages worldwide . . . . and made into an art as well as profitable.

The post office continues to operate in their comfort zone of a failing business model. While FedEx when into the impossible stretched the limits . . . . reinvented a business model and operates a successful business and profitable business.

What’s possible and what’s impossible is in the way you think and in your personal beliefs.

When you believe it’s possible . . . . You will be willing step out of your comfort zone to create the results in your beliefs. To go beyond what’s possible you have to stretch your thinking into the possible zone to make it happen.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Let Your Actions Speak for You

Let Your Actions Speak for You

“A superior man acts before he speaks, and afterward

speaks according to his actions.”

Confucius 551 BC to 479 BC, Chinese Teacher,

Editor, Politician and Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Let your actions speak for your

Every action that you take will have as an equal reaction . . . . and an element of risk involved.

The cost of success is the willingness to take action . . . . and the calculated risks in order to succeed.

Have the courage of your convictions . . . . and take the actions that will move you closer to your goals.

Conversely remaining in your comfort zone . . . . that result in inaction. Has a greater risk . . . . along with a higher probability of creating a massive failure, then in taking a calculated risk.

The cost of success is in your planning, taking action . . . and accepting the possibility of a calculated risk.

Act before you speak . . . . and let your actions speak for you.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Trainer, Speaker and Author

Let Your Actions Speak for You

Let Your Actions Speak for You

“A superior man acts before he speaks, and afterward

speaks according to his actions.”

Confucius 551 BC to 479 BC, Chinese Teacher,

Editor, Politician and Philosopher

As I see it . . . . . . .

Let your actions speak for your

Every action that you take will have as an equal reaction . . . . and an element of risk involved.

The cost of success is the willingness to take action . . . . and the calculated risks in order to succeed.

Have the courage of your convictions . . . . and take the actions that will move you closer to your goals.

Conversely remaining in your comfort zone . . . . that result in inaction. Has a greater risk . . . . along with a higher probability of creating a massive failure, then in taking a calculated risk.

The cost of success is in your planning, taking action . . . and accepting the possibility of a calculated risk.

Act before you speak . . . . and let your actions speak for you.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Trainer, Speaker and Author

Raise the Bar For Your Expectations

Raise the Bar For Your Expectations

“Achievement is largely the product of steadily

raising one’s level.”

Jack Nicklaus, Professional Golfer

As I see it . . . . . . . .

Raise the bar for your expectations

When you establish crystal clear expectations for your future . . . . you create the foundation in your mind for what you want to achieve . . . . and on how you will achieve our maximum potential.

Steadily raising the bar of your expectations and aspirations just a little higher and a little out of your reach cause you to stretch out of your comfort zone. As you stretch out of your comfort zone you stretch your potential. As a result your potential steadily grows . . . . and will never return to its previous size.

Continually raise the bar for your expectations will maximize the level of your achievements.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer Author

Control the Direction of Your Life With Goals

Control the Direction of Your Life With Goals 

“Goals allow you to control the

direction of change in your favor.”

Brian Tracy, Self-Help Author, Motivational Speaker

As I see it . . . . . . .

Control the direction of your life with goals

Efforts along . . . . will not create success. If you’re working hard and going in the wrong direction you will have very limited or no positive gains in your career.

To control the direction of your life and career path you’ll have to know where you’re going . . . . and how you’re going to get there. The road map for a successful career is in having written goals . . . . and using your goals to guild your life and success journey.

You have to have the courage to indentify your goals and to create a written plan to achieve them. Your written goals and plan will create a purpose . . . . and determine the direction that you want your life to take. Be willing to step outside of your comfort zone and into the future with a clear direction.

The moment that you make those decisions you start to take control of your life and the direction that your life takes. As a result you will choose the path that your success journey takes and the pace of your journey.

You have to indentify the direction that you want your life to take you . . . . and create the plan to get you there. Once you establish that direction you have to pursue that course with a purpose and with massive action. At that moment you will be in control the direction of your life.

Control the direction of your life with goals . . . . The good news is you are in the driver’s seat and you control the direction of your life and your success journey.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Steadily Raise the Bar For Your Expectations

Steadily Raise the Bar For Your Expectations

"Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising the bar of

one's levels of aspiration and expectation."

 Jack Nicklaus, American Professional Golfer

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Steadily raise the bar for your expectations

When we establish crystal clear expectations for your future . . . . you create the foundation in your minds on how you’ll achieve your maximum potential.

Steadily raising the bar for your expectations and the aspirations elevates your thinking to reach for and achieve big goals.

Raising the bar of expectations changes your future. You will find yourself reaching a little higher and a little further. You will be stretching yourself out of our comfort zone . . . . and into the possible zone.

As you stretch out of your comfort zone you stretch your potential and soar at greater heights. As a result your potential steadily grows and you will discover your true potential.

In raising the bar of expectations you stretch your potential to new heights . . . . and you will find yourself achieving more and steadily push the envelope to greater success.

Steadily raising the bar for your expectations will maximize your potential.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quotes, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Releasing Your Potential is a Choice

Releasing Your Potential  is a Choice

“The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean

un-sailed, a new continent unexplored,  a world of

possibilities waiting to be released and

channeled toward some great good.”

Brian Tracy, Self-Help Author, Motivational Speaker   

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Releasing your potential is a choice

No matter what status you reach in your life . . . . you all have potential more in you waiting to be released. It there under the surface and sometimes you have to pry it loose to release it . . . . but it’s there waiting to be released.

Many times you can feel your potential trying to come out. But in order to release it you would have to step out of your comfort zone to being it to the surface and release it. So it becomes a choice to embrace the status quo in your life to continue on the same path. Or to have the courage to step outside of your comfort zone . . . . to release your potential and to broaden your view of your world.

At other times you sense that you can do more then we’re doing. Or to be more then you are today . . . . but at that very moment you pull back. Why?  At that moment your sub-conscious is kicking in and is telling you . . . . you that you can’t do it . . . . or not to try.

When this type of thinking occurs your self-limiting beliefs are surfacing in your thoughts and becoming the controlling thoughts in your mind. Those thoughts create a mental roadblock in your progress of releasing your full potential.

To get pass this road block you have to have self-confidence in yourself. Have confidence in your abilities . . . . and believe in what you can do. You have to remove your self-limiting beliefs and replace the thoughts . . . . and think in terms of unlimited possibilities.

You live in a world of possibilities . . . . and you have the potential to soar with the eagles when you believe you can.

What you do with your potential is a personal choice. You can allow your potential to remain within you never seeing a day of sunshine. Or you can release your potential . . . . and bring it into the sunlight and to let our potential grow. We will find that when we let our potential grow it has unlimited possibilities.

When you release your potential you will see that there is a whole new world of opportunities awaiting you.

Releasing your potential is a choice . . . .

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

In Being Comfortable You Avoid the Important

Being Comfortable Avoids the Important 

“When coasting in our comfort zones, we don’t grow. We

continue to do more of the same . . . . Maintaining a

comfort zone can, paradoxically, lead to discomfort

in the long run. If by being comfortable we avoid

important life issues, internal tension

accumulates . . . . Eventuality, as both

internal and External pressures for

change persist, the comfort zone

ceases to serve us.”

Eric Allenbaugh, Author

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Being comfortable avoids the important

Success and progress is made outside of your comfort zone. Your greatest successes will be found when you step outside of your comfort zone.

Many times we seek the safety that our comfort zone offers, but that safety is an allusion when you fail to move out of your comfort zone you miss opportunity and personal grow.

Real opportunity exists only when you step outside your comfort zone and take the risks to grow.  

Those that stay in their comfort zone will see it shrink and no longer serve them.

Stepping out of you comfort opens the doors to unlimited opportunities, paving the road for your success journey.

Opportunity exists outside of your comfort zone. Step out of your comfort zone with your head up and your eyes open . . . . and you’ll find the opportunities that you’re looking for.

In being comfortable you avoid the important . . . . and miss the opportunities.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

No Gain Comes Without Risk

No Gain Comes Without Risk

“To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the

greatest hazard of life is risk nothing. The person who risks

nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may

avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot

 learn, feel, change, grow, live and love.”

Leo Bucaglia 1924 - 1998, Self-Help Author, Motivational

Speaker, Forward Thinker

As I see it. . . . . . . .

No gain comes without risk

Every opportunity has an element of risk attached to it, and element for gain.

Risk has to be evaluated not by the element of fear . . . . but in the possibility of success.

Be willing to take a calculated risk . . . . to open the doors of opportunity that will move you in the direction of your goals.

Your biggest risk in life comes in not in trying . . . . but in procrastination and in taking no action.

Avoiding risks may keep you in your comfort zone . . . . but that comfort zone will continue to shrink and opportunities will be missed.

Everything in life has elements of risk; unless you venture out of your comfort zone and risk failure no progress will be made.

Moving out of our comfort zone and taking calculated risks opens the doors to personal growth . . . .  learning . . . .  becoming a stronger person . . . .  unlimited opportunity . . . . and success.

There is no gain without risk . . . . and you will continue to walk the same path that you have been on, experiencing the same results that you have been getting. Broaden your view and expand your horizon for greater success and achievement. 

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quotes, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

 

The Possibility Zone

The Possibility Zone

“Take a chance! All life is a chance.

The man who goes farthest is generally

the one who is willing to do and dare.”

Dale Carnegie 1888 - 1955, American Writer and Lecturer 

As I see it . . . . . . .

The possibility zone

Step out of your comfort zone . . . . and take a chance.

Make the choice to take a chance . . . . to step into the possibility zone.

All of life becomes a chance! If you want to move into the winner’s circle of life you have to step out of your comfort zone and take a chance.

You have to be willing to step outside of the status quo of what you have always done . . . . and step in the possibility zone. In the possibility zone you will find new doors to open . . . . and new opportunities to grasp.

It takes courage to leave the safety of your comfort zone behind you and to change your life and your future. You have to decide that you want change in your life . . . . and then to take the leap of faith to make the changes happen. 

Your life can be anything that you choose to make it. To make it what you want it to be, you have to step out of your comfort zone . . . . and take a chance to create to a more productive future.

Step into the possibility zone . . . . and you will change your life.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Stretch and Grow Your Possibilities

Stretch and Grow Your Possibilities

“If you play it safe in life you’re decided that

you don’t want to grow anymore.”

Shirley Hufstedler, First US Secretary of Education  

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Stretch and grow your possibilities

The possibilities are there for you to stretch for . . . . But they may not be within your grasp. When you want the possibilities bad enough you will have to stretch yourself to reach them.

To reach the possibilities in your life you will have to stretch yourself outside of the safety of your comfort zone. Stretching yourself outside of your comfort zone will take a leap and faith and courage to step into uncharted territory.

As you seek out the possibilities it easy to see the low hanging fruit and pick them.

Achieving success is not following the crowd in picking the low hanging fruit. It found in doing what other are unwilling to do, and in stretching yourself  to grow your potential and reaching for the fruit that’s out of your reach.

           

Moving out of your comfort zone moves you out of the status quo . . . . and into the possibility zone of new opportunities. As you pursue the possibilities you will become a new person and you will find yourself growing to new levels of success. 

               

Don’t wait for success . . . . stretch and grow your possibilities . . . . and you will reach new and greater levels of success as you grow as a person.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

It Takes Courage to Begin

It Takes Courage to Begin

“More powerful than the will to win is the courage

to begin.”

Unknown Author     

As I see it. . . . . . . .

It takes courage to begin

In your quest to succeed, it takes courage to begin.

At the beginning your success journey it takes courage to step out of the safety net of your comfort zone . . . . Step into to the world of new ideas and possibilities with the confidence that you will success. 

The success that you’re seeking will not be found . . . . in the comfort zone. It will be found in stretching yourself and your limits.

It’s not until you move out of your comfort zone do you discover your true talent. As you stretch yourself and your limits you will make a discovery. You will find your true potential . . . . and that you’re capable of doing things far beyond what you have imagined.

The courage to begin is the formation of new goals and creating the accountability to achieve measurable results. Once you made the choice to begin, you have taken a major step in stretching your limits . . . . and to move the next phase of your life.

It takes courage to begin . . . . and once you step out of your comfort zone you will never look back. Your eyes will become fixed on your future . . . . and the new opportunities that will be in front of you.

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

Discover a World of New Opportunities

Discover a World of New Opportunities

“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen

and thinking what nobody else has thought.”

Jonathan Swift 1667 - 1745, Anglo-Irish Satirist,

Essayist, Poet, Cleric   

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Discover a world of new opportunities

There is a whole new world of opportunities waiting for you to discover them.

You will only see the world of new opportunities when you open eyes to look beyond the horizon . . . . and when you get there you will have to look a little further. The little further is the extra mile that takes you to the opportunities that have the potential to change your life.

You will only see that world of new opportunities when you open your minds to the possibility . . . . and when your willing to take the steps find them. The greatest of opportunities lay outside of your comfort zone.

The path to your world of new opportunity is a path less traveled . . . . To get there you will have to step out of your comfort zone and leave your own footprints in the sands of time. The pathway to opportunities is found when you are willing to work hard and make an extra effort to achieve them.

To discover a world of new opportunities you will have to think in terms in ways that you have not thought in the past . . . . and to take the actions that others are unwilling take.

©2013 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

Reach For the Greater Things to Come

Reach For the Greater Things to Come

“For most of the champions their great accomplishment

was not the end of their greatness; rather it was

the beginning of greater things to come.”

Dan Green, voice actor  

   

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Reach for the greater things to come

As you travel the pathway of your success journey it will become marked with your accomplishment. Some of the accomplishment will become ground breaking moments and others pass unnoticed by most of the people around. But both will have a positive impact on your career.

Your accomplishments will either become a rest stop on your journey. That creates a comfort zone that traps you into a false sense of security that you have reached your level of success and have arrived.

Or you will look at the same accomplishments and you will see those accomplishments as a spring broad to propel you into the future to greater heights of success and greater accomplishments.

You will never know your capacity until you push yourself beyond your current limits.

Greater accomplishments can be achieved when you have the courage to step outside of your comfort zone and extend yourself and your reach into the possible zone for greater accomplishments.

When you reach for the greater things to come . . . . you  made the choice to stretch yourself and your limits to find them.

©2013 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

Intense Desire Will Lift a Person to Great Heights

Intense Desire Will Lift a Person to Great Heights

“It sometime seems that intense desire creates not only it’s

 own opportunities, But it’s our talents.”

Eric Hoffer 1902 - 1983, American writer   

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Intense desire will lift a person to great heights

There is a powerful driving force within a person that will cause them to take a leap of faith . . . . and to knock down doors to achieve their goals.  They will travel an unknown path to get closer to their goals . . . . and they’re willing stretch themselves out of their comfort zone.

People around them will tell them that something can’t be done.  The person with intense desire will push forward to find a way to successful get it done while the people who told that they couldn’t be done is watching them get it done.

The person has intense desire is passionate to follow their dream.

Their intensity burns in their heart and their actions which they do with a purpose. They will push harder . . . . and long to achieve their desired outcome and achieve their goals.

Intense desire creates a concentrated force in a person’s quest for success. Their intense desire creates a keen sense of awareness, . . . . that will open the doors to opportunities that other don’t see.

When they open the doors of opportunity they have the courage to boldly step through it . . . . and take advantage of the opportunity.

The person with intense desire becomes an opportunity magnet and in time their opportunities multiply and their success accelerates.

A person with intense desire will out perform a person with superior talent and with in their intense desire they will create a cutting edge business advantage. Fire up the intense desire that’s within you and you will create the success to place you into the winner’s circle of life.

Intense desire will lift a person to great heights . . . .

©2013 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

Take a Chance and Go For it

You can’t catch the fish until you take a chance . . . . and put your line and hook into the water.

To succeed we have to be willing to take a chance . . . . and to step out of our comfort zone . . . . and to step into the future of possibilities. The first step takes courage to step away from the status quo . . . . and step move forward.

Once you take the first step you will free the freedom to explore the possibilities that will create the fuel for your success journey.

Take a chance to move out of your comfort zone . . . . live in the world of possibilities.  

Take a change and go for it.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author